Pátria
National anthem of East Timor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Pátria" (English: "Fatherland") is the national anthem of East Timor. It was originally adopted when East Timor unilaterally declared its independence from Portugal in 1975. However, this usage would be short-lived, when the country was invaded by Indonesia. It was officially re-adopted when the independence of East Timor was finally restored in 2002 following a United Nations intervention.[1][2]
English: Fatherland | |
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National anthem of East Timor | |
Lyrics | Francisco Borja da Costa, 1975 |
Music | Afonso Redentor Araújo, 1975 |
Adopted | 28 November 1975 (1975-11-28) |
Readopted | 20 May 2002 (2002-05-20) |
Relinquished | 7 December 1975 (1975-12-07) |
Audio sample | |
US Navy Band instrumental version | |
The music was composed by Afonso Redentor Araújo, and the words were written by the poet Francisco Borja da Costa, who was killed by Indonesian forces at the time of the invasion. It was originally sung exclusively in Portuguese, however there is now a Tetum version.[3]